Re: onomatopoetic animal sounds

Phew. Back from my easter vacation, my mailbox has filled up nicely :)

aaaanyway:

Oskar wrote:
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> Pig, Icelandic   ?rýt       rýta
>
> Nah, "rýt" is nothing; that's not the sound. We simply don't have
> any sound
> word for that.
Hmm... how about "hrín, hrína"? I like "rýta" more than "hrína" as the verb,
but "hrín" is a tad better than "rýt", though I'm not sure if it's used
alot. Pigs aren't something I talk about very frequently :)

> Icelandic pip     pipa
>
> Add an accent: "píp, pípa".
>
I have to admit I've don't remember ever hearing that... Must be a southern
thing ;) I'd say "tíst, tísta" was a more generally used form. (?)

> Anyway, applause for nice work :)
*applause*

Björn Kristinsson
bjornkri@hi.is
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